Posts tagged ‘Northwest’

Michigan Covenanter’s Team Sets Paralympic World Record

EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS (August 19, 2010) – Covenanter Elizabeth Stone was part of the U.S. 400-meter freestyle relay team that set a world record while capturing a gold medal at the International Paralympic Committee World Championships on Monday. Continue Reading »

Funeral Service for C. Oliver Carlson

RED WING, MN (August 14, 2010) – A funeral service for former Evangelical Covenant Church pastor C. Oliver Carlson, 89, was conducted at First Covenant Church on Wednesday. He died August 6. Continue Reading »

Immigrant’s Nightmare Creates Opening for Church to Help

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (August 4, 2010) – Shamsho Abdi, a Somalian immigrant who knows little English, needed a new house where she could live with her severely disabled 15-year-old son. Continue Reading »

Church Hit by Tornado Reaching Out to Neighbors

ROCHESTER, MN (July 27, 2010) – Although the Rochester Covenant Church sustained damage caused by a series of tornadoes that ripped through the area on June 17, the congregation is focusing on helping neighbors who suffered far worse and still are seeking relief. Continue Reading »

Award Honors Teacher’s Passion for Space Exploration

By Stan Friedman

MERCER ISLAND, WA (July 22, 2010) – One of the most important lessons Thelma Ritchie wanted to impart to her elementary school science classes was a bold declaration that hung on her classroom wall – “The sky is not the limit.” Continue Reading »

Services Scheduled for Evangeline Sundberg

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (July 16, 2010) – Funeral services for Evangeline D. (Youngquist) Sundberg, 96, will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Salem Covenant Church in New Brighton, Minnesota. Continue Reading »

News Briefs: Covenanters Making Headlines

ST. PAUL, MN (July 1, 2010) – The African American Ministers Association (AAMA) recently recognized newly appointed Pacific Southwest Conference Superintendent Efrem Smith and 12 of its members who were ordained – the largest number of African American members being ordained at one time. Continue Reading »

Covenant Leaders Honored – Past and Present

ST. PAUL, MN (June 25, 2010) – Former and current members of the Council of Administrators and Council of Superintendents who served between 1985 – the denomination’s centennial anniversary – and 2010 were honored during this morning’s business session. Continue Reading »

21 Congregations Welcomed into ECC Membership

ST. PAUL, MN (June 25, 2010) – Delegates to the 125th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church welcomed 21 churches into membership, representing a cumulative average attendance of 2,796. Continue Reading »

125th Annual Meeting Offers Service Project Opportunity

ST. PAUL, MN (June 18, 2010) – Those attending the 125th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church will have an opportunity to work together on Saturday morning next week in a project called Local Impact, a service project at an elementary school that serves a diverse and disadvantaged community. Continue Reading »